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#1043 · Algebra · Sequences & series

Sum of infinite geometric series

If are the sums of infinite geometric series, whose first terms are , and whose common ratios are respectively, prove that .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. V. Geometrical Progression, Examples V.b, No. 22

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